Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” It’s pretty terrible to report on how a “ President Oprah ” would shape education policy and not talk about how she has actively promoted pseudoscience. National) Education Politics. ” More from The Guardian.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. “ States Are Adopting More Computer Science Policies. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. There are more stories about some of DeVos’s other policies in the for-profit higher ed section below. That means they receive thousands of dollars in taxpayer money to carry out these non-inclusive policies.

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JULY 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” “The Trump Administration Just Rescinded Obama-Era Guidance on Race-Conscious Admissions Policies. ” “The Trump Administration Just Rescinded Obama-Era Guidance on Race-Conscious Admissions Policies.

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MAY 19, 2017

DeVos is the former chair of the American Federation for Children, which advocates for school choice policies, such as tax credit scholarships and vouchers. Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.”

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via Texas Monthly : “Meet the Women Whose Persistence Made Texas A&M Change Its Sexual Assault Policies.” Products like this remain one of the most terrifying ideas in education technology. Or something.

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APRIL 28, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control.” Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Education Politics. Move along.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. The former: Purdue University ; the latter: Kaplan University. ” Via The New York Times : “ Robots or Job Training : Manufacturers Grapple With How to Improve Their Economic Fortunes.” National) Education Politics.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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JULY 14, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Campus Rape Policie s Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear.” ” Via The New York Times : “ DeVos Says She Will Revisit Obama-Era Sexual Assault Policies.” ” More on the Afghan robotics team in the contest section below. for Robotics Contest.”

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DECEMBER 17, 2017

This is part eight of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In previous years, I’ve looked at how education technology is intertwined with narratives about “ skills ,” “ competencies ,” and “ credentialing.” We must prepare preschoolers for an automated future.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. More federal stuff: Inside Higher Ed on restructuring at the US Department of Education : “Proposed reorganization would eliminate office of under secretary, which oversaw higher ed policy for much of the Obama and George W. “Open.”

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” Via The Journal & Courier : “Purdue disputes claims Kaplan deal leaves taxpayers on hook.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. .” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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JUNE 2, 2017

“A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a transgender student ’s challenge to a Wisconsin school district’s policy limiting his restroom usage – a big win for those seeking to advance transgender rights in the courts,” Buzzfeed reports. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. However will they cope.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Conversation : “ Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges.” ” There’s more on the new Kaplan in the accreditation section below. National) Education Politics.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” Kaplan Inc has agreed to acquire the College for Financial Planning from Apollo Education Group. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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